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Braun Sutures
Complete sutures range

Sutures
 Complete suture range
Monofilament absorbable suture material

Monosyn® Quick Monosyn® MonoPlus® MonoMax®

Glyconate, short-term Glyconate, mid-term Polydioxanone, Poly-4 hydroxybutyrate extra

absorbable, short-term absorbable, mid-term long-term absorbable, long-term absorbable, extra
tensile strength tensile strength long-term tensile strength long-term tensile strength
Coating: Coating: Coating: Coating:
none none none none

Structure: Structure: Structure: Structure:

monofilament monofilament monofilament monofilament
Colour: undyed Colour: violet, undyed Colour: violet Colour: violet
metric 0.7 to 4 metric 0.5 to 5 metric 0.5 to 5 metric 3 to 4
USP 6/0 to 1 USP 7/0 to 2 USP 7/0 to 2 USP 2/0 to 1
Tensile strength retention: Tensile strength retention: Tensile strength retention: Tensile strength retention:
1 Day 100 % 1 Day 100 % 1 Day 100 % 1 Day 100 %
5 Days 70-80 % 14 Days 50 % 14 Days 90 % 14 Days 100 %
6-7 Days 50 % 21 Days 20 % 28 Days (≤ USP 4/0) 50 % 28 Days 90 %
10 Days 20-30 % 35 Days (≥ USP 3/0) 50 % 42 Days 70 %
84 Days 60 %
112 Days 40 %
Mass Absorption: Mass Absorption: Mass Absorption:
140 Days 25 %
after 56 days after 60 till 90 days after 180 till 210 days
Mass Absorption:
Main indications: Main indications: Main indications:
Plastic surgery Gastrointestinal surgery Orthopaedics (tendons, after 13 month
Gynaecology & Obstetrics Gynaecology & Obstetrics joint capsule)
Main indications:
Urology & Paediatrics Urology Paediatric cardiovascular
Abdominal wall closure
Odontology & ENT Skin closure (intracutaneous, surgery
Maxilofacial subcutaneous) General surgery
Paediatrics Abdominal wall closure
Ligatures
Soft tissue closure in all
specialties

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Complete suture range
Non-absorbable suture material

Premilene® PremiCron® Dafilon® Trelon®

Polypropylene, Polyester, Polyamide 6/6.6 (dyed blue), Polyamide 6/6,

non-absorbable non-absorbable Polyamide 6.6 (dyed black) non-absorbable
or Polyamide 6 (undyed),
non-absorbable
Coating: Coating: Coating:
none silicone Coating: silicone
none
Structure: Structure: Structure: Structure:
monofilament braided monofilament braided
Colour: blue Colour: green, white Colour: blue, undyed, black Colour: black
metric 0.2 to 5 metric 0.7 to 7 metric 0.1 to 5 metric 0.7 to 6
USP 10/0 to 2 USP 6/0 to 5 USP 11/0 to 2 USP 6/0 to 3

Main indications: Main indications: Main indications: Main indications:

Vascular surgery Cardiovascular surgery Skin closure (intracutaneous, General surgery
Cardiac surgery General surgery subcutaneous) Neurosurgery
Plastic and reconstructive Plastic and reconstructive Gastrointestinal surgery
surgery surgery
Skin closure (intracutaneous, Microsurgery
subcutaneous) Ophthalmic surgery
Neurosurgery
Microsurgery
Gastrointestinal surgery

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Supramid Dagrofil® Silkam® Virgin silk Steelex®

Polyamide 6/6.6, Polyester, Natural silk, Natural silk, Stainless steel,

non-absorbable non-absorbable non-absorbable non-absorbable non-absorbable

Coating: Coating: Coating: Pure beeswax Coating: Coating: none or

none none or refined paraffin wax none polyethylene*

Structure: monofilament, Structure: Structure: Structure: Structure: monofilament,

pseudomonofilament braided braided twisted twisted

Colour: black, white Colour: green, white Colour: black, white Colour: blue Colour: metallic

metric 0.7 to 6 metric 0.7 to 8 metric 0.4 to 8 metric 0.2 to 0.4 metric 1 to 9
USP 6/0 to 3 USP 6/0 to 6 USP 8/0 to 6 USP 10/0 to 8/0 USP 5/0 to 7

Main indications: Main indications: Main indications: Main indications: Main indications:
Skin closure General surgery General surgery Ophthalmic surgery Sternum Closure
Orthopaedics Skin closure as Heart-Electrode-Set
Ligatures Oral surgery (braided, coated)
Neurosurgery Orthopaedics /
Ligatures Traumatology

* Steelex® Electrode Set

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Multifilament absorbable suture material

Safil® Quick+ Safil® Novosyn®

Polyglycolic acid, short-term Polyglycolic acid, mid-term Poly(glycolide-co-l-lactid 90/10),

absorbable, short-term absorbable, mid-term tensile mid-term absorbable, mid-term
tensile strength strength tensile strength
Coating: Coating: Coating: Poly(glycolide-
Glyconate Glyconate or uncoated* co-l-lactid 35/65) and
Calciumstearate
Structure: Structure: braided or Structure:
braided monofilament* braided
Colour: undyed Colour: violet, undyed Colour: violet, undyed
metric 0.5 to 5 metric 0.2 to 5 metric 0.4 to 5
USP 7/0 to 2 USP 10/0 to 2 USP 8/0 to 2
Tensile strength retention: Tensile strength retention: Tensile strength retention:
1 Day 100 % 1 Day 100 % 1 Day 100 %
5 Days 50 % 14 Days 60-70 % 14 Days 75 %
10-14 Days 0% 21 Days 24-42 % 21 Days 40-50 %
28 Days 25 %

Mass Absorption: Mass Absorption: Mass Absorption:

after approx. 42 days
Main indications:
Gynaecology / Obstetrics
(e. g. episiotomies)
Urology
Ophthalmic surgery
(e. g. conjunctiva suturing)
Odontology (e. g. oral mucosa)
Paediatric surgery
Skin closure (intracutaneous,
subcutaneous)
Ligatures
after 60 till 90 days
Main indications:
Gastrointestinal surgery
Gynaecology / Obstetrics
Ophthalmic surgery
Orthopaedics
Urology
Skin closure (intracutaneous,
subcutaneous)
Neurosurgery
Ligatures
* USP (10/0 and 9/0)
after 56 till 70 days
Main indications:
Gastrointestinal surgery
Gynaecology / Obstetrics
Orthopaedics
Ophthalmic surgery
Urology
Skin closure (intracutaneous,
subcutaneous)
Ligatures

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